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ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL ON EDUCATION IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING - OVERSEES THE EDUCATIONAL PORTION

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ARC/STSA

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NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING - ADMINISTERS NATIONAL EXAM

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NBSTSA

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ACCREDITATION FOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

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CAAHEP

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AST MOTTO - THE PATIENT FIRST

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AEGER PRIMO

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIAITON FOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

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AST - ASSOCIAITON OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

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IUSS

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IMMEDIATE USE STEAM STERILIZATION (ONLY USED IN EMERGENCY SITUATION)

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

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OSHA

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TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE’S ACTIONS, MISTAKES, AND ABILITIES

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SURGICAL CONSCIENCE

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HOW MANY CEUs ARE NEEDED EVER 2 YEARS

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30

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LEGAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY PATEINT BEFORE SURGERY

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INFORMED CONSET

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HOLDS EACH INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS

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LIABILITY

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WHO MAY SIGN CONSET IN EMERGENCY

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2 CONSULTING PHYSICIANS

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FIRST DO NO HARM

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PRIMUM NON NOCERE

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MEDIICATION USED TO RELIEVE PAIN

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ANALGESIC

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UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE INVOLVING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY

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SENTINEL EVENT

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RESPONSE FOR OBTAINING THE OPERATIVE CONSENT

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SURGEON

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SUCCINYLOCHOLINE (ANECTINE) AND ALL INHALATION AGENTS EXCEPT NITROUS OXIDE

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CAN TRIGGER MH

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POSTANESTHESIA CARE UNIT

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PACU

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LEGAL DOCUMENT STATING THE PATIENT’S WISHES

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LIVING WILL

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DURING THE SURGICAL INTERVENTION

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INTRAOPERATIVE

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INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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ALL-HAZARDS APPROACH

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HEPARIN
PREVENTS THE FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOTS

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ANTICOAGULANT

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LEAVING A PATIENT UNATTENDED

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ABANDONMENT

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INJURY CAUSED BY A HEALTHCARE WORKER

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IATROGENIC

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LEGAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY PATEINT BEFORE SURGERY

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INFORMED CONSET

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HOLDS EACH INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS

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LIABILITY

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MCGILL FORCEPS

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INSTRUMENT USED IN POSITIOING THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE

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FAILURE TO GIVE REASONABLE CARE

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NEGLIGENCE

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PATIENT WHO REQUIRES SURGERY BUT HAS ONE OR MORE COMORBID DISEASES THAT ENDANGER THE OUTCOME OF SURGERY

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HIGH-RISK

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PRIMUM NON NOCERE

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FIRST DO NO HARM

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DOCTRINE OF RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR

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EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE’S CONDUCT

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TRADE NAME FOR XYLOCAINE

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LIDOCAINE

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WRONGFUL ACT CAN BE INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL

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TORT

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ASSAULT

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THREAT OF BODILY HARM

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INTENTIONAL UNLAWFUL TOUCHING

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BATTERY

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TIME OUT

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MANDATED PROCEDURE TO ENSURE THE CORRECT PATIENT, SITE, AND SIDE OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE

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HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996

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HIPAA

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38
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THE SUFFIX -TROPY MEANS

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DEVELOPMENT, NOURISHMENT

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SPONGE LEFT INSIDE A PATIENT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT DOCTRINE

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RES IPSA LOQUITUR

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KILO-

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PREFIX THAT DESIGNATES 1000 TIMES

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41
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NUMBER OF SUCTION PER OR

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2 - ONE FOR SURGICAL TEAM AND 1 FOR ACP

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42
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AMNESIA

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LACK OF RECALL

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ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCMENT OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
STANDARDS FOR STERILIZATION

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AAMI

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HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER

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HEPA FILTER

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ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

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LIVING WILL, HEALTH CARE PROXY, AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

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ANTAGONIST

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AGENT USED TO BLOCK THE ACTION OF ANOTHER DRUG

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AREA LOCATED NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE OR - CAN WEAR STREET CLOTHES

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UNRESTRICTED

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LAMINAR AIR FLOW

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UNIDIRECTIONAL AIRFLOW

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AIR EXCHANGE IN OR PER HR

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BETWEEN 15 AND 25

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GAS PRESSURE IN THE ABDOMEN SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AROUND

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VERRES NEEDLE

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USED TO INSTILL CO2

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NONPROFIT HOSPITAL

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ALLOCATED NONTAXABLE PROFITS TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITY

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WHAT DEPARTMENT PERFORMS PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES (X-RAY)

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PULSE OXIMETER

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DEVICE THT MEASURES THE PERCETNAGE OF BLOOD OXYGENATION LEVEL, OFTEN PLACED ON THE FINGER

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CAPNOGRAPHY

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USED BY ACP FOR ANALYSIS OF EXPIRED CARBON DIOXIDE

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NITROUS OXIDE
ETHRANE
FLUOTHAN

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INHALATION AGENTS

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FENTANYL CITRATE

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ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATIC AGENT THAT MUST BE HANDLED DRY

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MICROFIBRILLAR COLLAGEN (AVITENE)

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BIER BLOCK

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REGIONAL BLOCK THAT USES A TOURNIQUET

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BLUE

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NITROUS OXIDE (COLOR)

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DANTROLENE
REVONTO

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DRUG TO TREAT MH

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RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF THE OR

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REDUCES SECRETIONS

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ANTICHLOINERGIC DRUG

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COLOR GAS OUTLET FOR OXYGEN

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SCRUB SUIT, CAP, SHOE COVERS

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PROPER ATTIRE FOR SEMIRESTRICTED AREA

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TYPE OF BEHAVIOR SEEKS TO PROTECT ONE’S OWN RIGHTS, WHILE RESPECTING THOSE OF OTHERS

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ASSERTIVENESS

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GAUGE OF NEEDLE TO DRAW UP LOCAL

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GAUGE OF NEEDLE FOR LOCAL INFILRATION

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MOST COMMON IV SOLUTION

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NORMAL SALINE (NaCl)

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PREVENTS THE FORMATION OF CLOTS

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ACTION OF HEPARIN

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LOCAL THAT IS ONLY USED TOPICALLY

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COMMON SYNTHETIC NARCOTIC ANALGESIC

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DRUG USED TO TREAT VENTRICULAR ARRHTHMIAS

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PPE USED TO PROTECT PATIENT DURING LASER

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WET TOWELS AROUND SITE
PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

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PROTAMINE SULFATE

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ANTAGONIST FOR HEPARIN

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SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE (ANECTINE)

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RAPID-ONSET MUSCLE RELAXANT

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AIR PRESSUE FOR THE OR

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BUPIVACAINE

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GENERIC NAME FOR MARCAIN

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ADRENERGIC DRUG THAT INCREASES BLOOD PRESSURE, CAN BE ADDED TO LOCAL

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EPINEPHRINE

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USED TO INDUCE CHILDBIRTH LABOR

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OXYTOCIN (PITOCIN)

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SUFFIC -LYSIS MEANS

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BREAKUP OR DISSOLUTION

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VERSED

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4 STAGES OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA

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STAGE I - AMNESIA STAGE
STAGE II - EXCITEMENT STAGE
STAGE III - SURGICAL ANESTHESIA STAGE
STAGE IV - OVERDOSE STAGE

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DURING INTUBATION, CRICOID PRESSURE IS APPLIED IN ORDER TO OCCLUDE

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EPINEPHRINE CAUSES

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VASOCONSTRICTION

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DEXTRAN

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ARTIFICIAL PLASMA-VOLUME EXPANDER

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4 PHASES OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA

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INDUCTION
MAINTENANCE
EMERGENCE
RECOVERY

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LASER LIGHT IN WHICH THE FREQUENCY OF EACH WAVE IS THE SAME

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MAC

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MONITORED ANESTHESIA CARE

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1 CC = `

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FUEL
IGNITION SOURCE
OXYGEN

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FIRE TRIANGLE

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HBV

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HEPATITIS B

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PASS

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FIRE EXTINGUISHER
P = PULL
A = AIM
S = SQUEEZE
S =SWEEP AT BASE

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FILM BADGE

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RADIATION EXPOSURE (WORN BY STAFF)

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TANK SHOULD BE CHANGED OUT IF THE PRESSURE IS LESS THAN —-(PSI)

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CICATRIX

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NOSOCOMINAL INFECTION

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HOSPITAL ACQUIRED

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2ND INTENTION HEALS BY

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GRANUATION

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WHICH SURGICAL WOUND HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF INFECTION

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PARTIAL OR TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE WOUND EDGES

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DEHISCENCE

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RAISED THICKENED SCAR

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3 TYPES OF WOUND HEALING

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1ST INTENTION
2ND INTENTION
3RD INTENTION

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CLEAR FLUID THAT MAY DEVELOP AFTER SURGERY

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MOST COMMON INCISION

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MUSCLE SPLITTING INCISION

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MCBURNEY (OBLIQUE)

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4 WOUND CLASSIFICATIONS

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CLEAN - NO BREAKS IN TECHNIQUE

CLEAN CONTIMINATED MINOR BREAKS (GU, GI ENTERED)

CONTAMINATED MAJOR BREAK (GI TRACT ENTERED)

DIRTY WOUND OVER 4 HRS, CONTAMINATED BEFORE SURGERY

Remember wound classification should be assigned at the end of the case

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PRIMARY INTENTION

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HOW YOU WANT A WOUND TO HEAL
MINIMAL SCAR

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CLASSIFICATION OF WOUND HEALING INVOLVING PERFORATED BOWEL

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THIRD INTENTION

109
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IDENTIFY

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LMA
Laryngeal Mask Airway

Establish & maintain a patient airway

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FIBROUS BANDS THAT BIND ORGANS TOGETHER

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A SPECIFIC BURN HAZARD OF MONOPOLAR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY. IT OCCURS WHEN CURRENT PASSES UNINENTIONALLY THROUGH INSTRUMENT INSULATION AND ADJACENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL INTO TISSUE

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CAPACITIVE COUPLING

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IDENTIFY

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MCBURNEY

INCISION MADE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE MIDDLE THIRD AND OUTER THIRD OF THE LINE RUNNING FROM THE NAVEL TO THE UPPER MARGIN OF THE PELVIC, USED FOR APPENDECTOMIES

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